U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) is a unified combatant command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for military operations in outer space. It plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain global operations to deter aggression, defend national interests, and defeat threats when necessary. USSPACECOM is distinct from the U.S. Space Force, which organizes, trains, and equips space forces.
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Former President Donald Trump established the US Space Force and reestablished US Space Command.
The US Space Force and US Space Command support military space technologies and national security satellites.
New Zealand will deploy a New Zealand Defence Force liaison officer to United States Space Command in Colorado for two years as part of Operation Olympic Defender.
U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, USSPACECOM commander, hosted French Air and Space General Philippe Lavigne, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, for discussions on the role of space to the NATO Alliance on 2024-04-08.
USSPACECOM and the Spanish Space Command signed a Memorandum of Agreement on 2024-04-10 assigning a Spanish liaison officer to USSPACECOM.
General James H. Dickinson stated that USSPACECOM supports NASA's Commercial Crew Program for contingency rescue operations.
The National Reconnaissance Office, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and US Space Command signed the Commercial Space Protection Tri-Seal Strategic Framework in August 2023.
Gen. James Dickinson, commander of US Space Command, stated that his top priority is to understand competition in the space environment.
Kratos will maintain and develop satellite ground systems for the U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command under the C-SAR contract.
The US Space Command provides relevant analysis to support collision-avoidance maneuvers to affected spacecraft operators, including China.
Over the next six months, NGA, NRO, and USSPACECOM will develop concepts of operations and standard operating procedures to improve commercial satellite protection.
This agreement is the first comprehensive collaboration between the intelligence community and USSPACECOM regarding commercial vendor information sharing.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and U.S. Space Command (SSC) signed a framework agreement for protecting commercial remote sensing space assets.
The framework delineates roles and responsibilities of NGA, NRO, and USSPACECOM in threat information sharing, anomaly investigation, and collection strategies.
Space Safari was established in January 2021 as an acquisition program office responsible for rapidly acquiring, integrating, and executing missions to respond to high-priority, urgent space needs supporting USSPACECOM requirements and other combatant commander needs.
Rep. Mike Rogers demands compliance from Secretary Kendall and Gen. Dickinson with the House Armed Services Committee’s requests for transcribed interviews and documents related to USSPACECOM headquarters and mission requirements.
The United States Space Force and United States Space Command are directed to develop a plan to expand existing threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space operators that are under contract with the Department of Defense.
COMSO is working with U.S. Space Command to build the Space Domain Awareness marketplace and integrate commercial data for operational commanders.
The US Space Command reported that it did not observe either of the Nour satellites reaching orbit.
In March 2022, SCOUT Space signed a Commercial SSA Data Sharing Agreement with USSPACECOM that includes the 18th Space Defense Squadron under Delta 2.